‘Community Journalism’ Archives
Food Shelves, Farmers Markets Respond to Food Access Issues in Phillips
By AUTUMN FITZSIMMONS and KYRA VENNA, Community Journalists-in-Training The Midtown Farmers Market is located at 2225 E Lake St. when the market is in season. SOURCE: Cirien Saadah Food access is the idea that all people in a community should have access to healthy and affordable food. In the Phillips Community, that has historically been a problem. “With the community’s limited access to better grocery stores, there has been an increase in patients with hypertension and diabetes related to the limited access to healthier foods”, said Marcus Milani, Doctoral student at the University of Minnesota and Co-Chair of the Phillips Neighborhood Clinic (PNC).The Phillips Community was at one point, according to reporting from Minnesota Native News, considered a food desert because there is limited access to healthy and affordable food. Whether or not the community remains a food desert is a question that is difficult to answer. Community health workers like Milani believe [...]
Filling the Resource Gap for Single Parents
By PRECIOUS MATLOCK, Community Journalists-In-Training Single parents face their own unique challenges and may struggle to find the resources they need to support themselves and their family. There are resources available to our single parents in Minneapolis, however, and there are lessons to learn from that same community.The list below is a non-exhaustive list of resources available for single parents in the Minneapolis region. Food“There’s not enough resources for parents in Minneapolis,” said Travis M, author and chef. Joyce Uptown Food Shelf provides food to the community via appointment although emergency bags of food are available anytime they are open. However, they are not currently accepting appointments for new shoppers due to high demand. HoursMonday: 10am - 4:45pmTuesday: 9am - 4:45pmWednesday: 12pm - 4:45pmThursday: 11am - 6:45pmSaturday: 9am - 1:45pmWebsite: https://www.joyceuptownfoodshelf.org/Address: 3041 Fremont Ave S, Minneapolis, MN. [...]
Examining the Health Impacts of Older Housing Built Before 1939 in Phillips
By EMMA HESS, Community Journalist-in-Training 50.5% of the homes in Phillips were built before 1939 and that may be a problem for some residents in the Phillips Community. Specifically while older houses may be considered more structurally sound there can be a greater exposure to radon and lead poisoning. Other issues are related to insulation and a lack of air conditioning - and the intersection of these issues given the high levels of air pollution issues in Phillips. The Bardwell-Ferrant House, 2500 Portland Ave, built in 1883. SOURCE: Wikipedia Natalie Bullis, MPH, is the Operations Coordinator for Community Health for Pillsbury United Community. Bullis lived in Phillips for two years as part of her undergraduate degree, in an older home, and she works out of Waite House once a week. “Phillips has a pretty extensive history of air pollution. And especially in the winter when there can be a lack of insulation, that doesn’t make it any better,” said [...]
